Sharpie on paper. That's it. I don't want to get carried away with colors and canvases and specialty drawing tools. Stuff turns into more stuff, art gets overly stuffy, and nobody can relax. I want people to relax. To feel air, space, and comfort.
Keeping my drawings simple is one way to say, "Hey, you don't have to have a lot to be a lot." http://www.flavors.me/wavular
The Way: A film about how 'You don't choose a life. You live one.'
If you haven't seen it, this is a good one for self-reflection.
Prioritizing.
Making sense of where we are, and where we really can be.
Not in terms of "success" that we usual think about in a capitalist society. Something else.
A different kind of currency.
One that runs on joy.
I'm talking about lifefulness.
What does that even mean?
Simply this.
You don't have to have it all.
But you do have to be it all.
I mean, you can't control what life gives you in terms of health, wealth, or this abstract concept of "happiness."
But you can do something else.
Live your life. Your fullest, best life. Without critiquing yourself. Or worrying about what others think.
Two things happened.
I got to catch up with a dear friend of mine. We chatted about how she lost a very wonderful husband, and a good friend to so many people. Richard Stott.
The "C" word.
Not the "D" word.
That's the other thing that happened.
Rewind to 2008. A close friend. Who had to take care of three tiny children. Plus process a very different kind of loss.
Both stories have a happy ending.
Both of my friends seem to have pulled themselves to a wise place.
They seem aware of all the flaws we have as human beings, and their own, too. They're forgiving.
They're open.
They're listening to the world, and trying on new clothes that befit changed personas.
It's inspiring.
It's amazing.
Do you know what I'm saying?
Life is complicated.
Or....
Simple.
If you can focus on what you do have, instead of what you don't.
You know what?
I think that's what Richard would have said, too.
